Alpine announces Mike Elliott as its new Chief Technical Officer, a move that takes the former Mercedes senior engineer away from the Enstone-based team. Multiple outlets report the appointment as Elliott’s return to Formula 1 in a leading technical role.
The reports describe Elliott as previously holding a technical leadership position at Mercedes, and say he is joining Alpine to work from the team’s Enstone headquarters. BBC Sport, along with other outlets, characterizes him as a former Mercedes “design boss” or technical director, while confirming the title of Chief Technical Officer at Alpine.
Across sources, the main emphasis varies slightly in wording—some focus on his role at Mercedes, others highlight the staffing change at Alpine—but they agree on the same core details: Elliott is hired by Alpine, he previously worked for Mercedes in Formula 1, and he assumes a CTO position with immediate impact for the team’s technical programme.
